# N56590: Piper PA-36-285, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610)
- Serial number: 36-7360059
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1976
- Mode S code: A73D29
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Gary M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20GARY%20M)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56590
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56590
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56590-1981-12-23

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-36-285: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA23), Jun 7, 1975: Piper PA-36 (N56590), Vincennes, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74DQG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG29), Oct 22, 1973: Piper PA-36 (N56590), Slaton, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19750607018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750607018329A), Jun 7, 1975: Piper PA36285 (N56590), Vincennes, IN, Destroyed. Hit top strand of static line.l seat belt attach cable broke where it passed thru aft bulkhead.
- [Accident 19731022035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731022035309A), Oct 22, 1973: Piper PA36285 (N56590), Slaton, TX, Substantial damage. After collision with pole aircraft was flown to departed airport. Lndd without further dmg.

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